NFL: NFL and the Chargers considering a move to London

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[Blackhawkswincup]

Should have let Raiders move into LA

Everyone said Chargers being 2nd team was mistake

As for London I hate idea of fulltime NFL team there and would rather see San Antonio get Chargers

 

[EpochLink]

Should have let Raiders move into LA

THIS.

The Raiders and Rams are the Los Angeles football teams, period.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Raiders and LA fans have to be doing a collective massive WTF at this. Freaking idiot Spanos blocked the team that a lion's share of the locals wanted and the end result is possibly a few years in a soccer stadium before moving to a bigger soccer stadium on the other side of the planet? If Spanos didn't like being sixth fiddle in LA, I wonder how he's going to be owning a team less popular that a dozen soccer teams in London?

And how does Las Vegas feel about about this? Are they going to be looking at their team as mercs looking for a chance to go to their preferred target at the earliest possible moment under their lease?

 

[Halladay]

So the Dolphins would be moving to the AFC south and the Texans to the AFC West. Not too sure I like the idea of the Dolphins moving. Like the Texans moving though.

 

[PanthersPens62]

Oh please, make it stop already with London.

 

[StreetHawk]

It was also kroenke who didn’t want the raiders. He knew the chargers would not take over the market whereas the raiders very well could. Didn’t want to be second fiddle in his own stadium.

 

[Mightygoose]

My understanding is Kroenke didn't want to share the LA stadium with anybody. This only became and issue when Spanos and Davis tried their shared plan.

Now that the Raiders will settle in Vegas, I don't see any issue with him having the Chargers leave. If it happens, would Spanos have to pay a relocation fee a second time? It may be such an embarrassment, they should pay him to move.

 

[Goalie_Bob]

The issue with London is that you can never play a prime time EST game there. The team could never play a home game on TNF, SNF or MNF.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

The issue with London is that you can never play a prime time EST game there. The team could never play a home game on TNF, SNF or MNF.

Play a Thanksgiving Day game there.

 

[Mightygoose]

Or better, having a full time team in London creates more 9:30 EST start times which the league can sell as a new TV package. A second team would give them a full season for that time slot.

The rich will richer.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Ummm, London, Ontario?

 

[GKJ]

They’d have to re-align if this took place.

but it won’t.

 

[Babe Ruth]

Oh please, make it stop already with London.

Amen. The NFL seems hell-bent on forcing football (& all the tacky merchandise) on to international consumers.
Kills me that they have the energy & money for the old NFL Europe, and games in England & Mexico.. But NFL resources are no where to be found in creating a professional, domestic farm system. The burden is still on universities to cultivate/groom NFL talent.

 

[Mightygoose]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...-dean-spanos-says-london-relocation-report-bs

An Explicit filled tirade from Mr. Spanos. This guy has such thin skin. Most disliked owner in 2 markets....why not make it 3

 

[Terry Yake]

moving the chargers to LA was the dumbest thing ever

are they trying to outdo themselves?